Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 138

Sidney Crosby didn’t need long to mull over the query. Is Alex Ovechkin the best goal-scorer he has witnessed? “Since I’ve been in the league?” the Penguins captain said. “I think we can expand on that. I think a long time.” Crosby’s notion has been validated this season as the...

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Sam Lafferty from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. This is Lafferty’s third recall of the season. The Hollidaysburg native has appeared in 36 NHL games this season and has 10 points (four goals, six assists). In six AHL games this season, Lafferty, 24, has...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist was absent from Saturday’s practice in Cranberry for a dental procedure according to coach Mike Sullivan. There was no indication from Sullivan if Hornqvist’s availability for Sunday’s game would be impacted by the procedure, but there was little to suggest the ailment was serious, especially...

Observations from the Penguins’ 4-3 win against the Flyers: This has been a season of first for Bryan Rust. To wit: • This is the first time he’s reached 20 goals. • This is the first time he’s had substantial time on the top power-play unit. • This is the...

Two goals by forward Jake Lucchini led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-1 home win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forwards Jan Drozg and Sam Lafferty also scored goals for the Penguins (23-16-3-4), who extended a winning streak to five games,...

It was a considerable adjustment for Matt Niskanen this offseason when he was traded from the Washington Capitals to the Philadelphia Flyers. A new team, a new city, a new everything. Even parking for practice was different. With the Capitals, he could not use the garage adjacent to the practice...

Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz appears to be on the verge of returning to the Penguins’ lineup for Friday’s game against the rival Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena. Schultz, who was activated from injured reserve last week, was a full participant in practice in Cranberry on Thursday. Sidelined since suffering...

The Penguins have recalled forward Andrew Agozzino and Anthony Angello from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Agozzino, 29, has appeared in nine NHL games this season and has one assist. A selection for this season’s AHL’ All-Star Classic, Agozzino (5-foot-10, 187 pounds) is the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ leading scorer with...

Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 27 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 2-1 home win against the Norfolk Admirals at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling on Wednesday. Forwards Cam Brown and Brady Fleurent scored goals for the Nailers (19-18-5-0). Highlights: The Nailers’ next game is at home against the Orlando Solar...

Marcus Pettersson was pragmatic about his situation as an unrestricted free agent in September. As training camp approached, Pettersson acknowledged he wasn’t of the same ilk of All-Stars such as Winnipeg Jets forward Patrik Laine or Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner and several other high-profile restricted free agents who...

Former Penguins minor league forward Andreas Martinsen has joined EV Zug of Switzerland’s NLA league according to a release from the team. Martinsen, 29, was on a one-year two-way contract with the Penguins until he was placed on unconditional waivers on Friday and had his contract terminated by the team....

Forwards Jordy Bellerive and Thomas Di Pauli each had two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 road win against the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday. The Penguins (22-16-3-4) got two assists from forward Joseph Blandisi as well while goaltender Emil Larmi made 24...

Tristan Jarry’s participation in the All-Star Game event this weekend was no small undertaking when you weigh it against the context of the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise. After all, he’s only the third goaltender in franchise history to be selected for the event. Michel Dion (1982) and Marc-Andre...

Forward Cole Cassels had two goals and three assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 road win against the Charlotte Checkers in the Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday. Defenseman David Warsofsky netted two goals and two assists for the Penguins (21-16-3-4) while forward Andrew Agozzino added two...

When it was first reported in fall of 2015 that the NHL was considering adopting a three-on-three format for the stagnant All-Star Game, Sidney Crosby’s reaction was mostly indifferent. “Yeah, why not?” Crosby said, with a shoulder shrug, when asked about the proposed change. His reaction was far more upbeat...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Hal Gill always will stand out. At 6-foot-7, how can he not? But in his second career, he is something of a fish out of water. After all, the native of Concord, Mass., and Providence graduate still has a slight New England accent, and he’s broadcasting hockey...

Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan doesn’t number his lines. He just happens to have lines that he plays the most minutes, the second-most minutes, the third-most minutes and the fourth-most minutes. And regardless of where those lines clock in at, they usually get identified by those within the organization by...

Observations from the Penguins’ 3-0 loss to the Flyers. PHILADELPHIA - No one really wanted to admit it. But they didn’t really deny it either. The Penguins were looking forward to nine-day break. They just happened to start looking at it one day early. “We have a long break coming...

An overtime goal by forward Jordy Bellerive gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 3-2 road win against the San Antonio Rampage at the AT&T Center in San Antonio on Tuesday. Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 23 saves for the Penguins (20-16-3-4) while forwards Anthony Angello and Kevin Roy also scored goals. Highlights:...